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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Nagoya Grampus, J. League 2022 REGULAR SEASON

J. League · 2022
Shimizu S-Pulse
1 – 2
Full Time
Nagoya Grampus
Sat 21 May 2022 · 05:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Carlinhos 68' Y

Overview

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Shimizu S-Pulse vs Nagoya Grampus — J. League .

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Vissel Kobe 18 35
2 Cerezo Osaka FC 18 31
3 Nagoya Grampus 18 31
4 Sanfrecce Hiroshima 18 30
5 Gamba Osaka 18 28
6 Fagiano Okayama FC 18 26
7 Shimizu S-Pulse 18 24
8 Kyōto Sanga FC 18 23
9 V-Varen Nagasaki 18 21
10 Avispa Fukuoka 18 21
11 Kashima Antlers 18 45
12 FC Tōkyō 18 37
13 FC Machida Zelvia 18 37
14 Kawasaki Frontale 18 28
15 Tōkyō Verdy 18 28
16 Urawa Red Diamonds 18 25
17 Kashiwa Reysol 18 20
18 Yokohama F·Marinos 18 20
19 FC Mito Holly Hock 18 18
20 JEF United Ichihara Chiba 18 12

Head-to-Head

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Shimizu S-Pulse 24 games · Avg 2.3 goals Nagoya Grampus
Last 5 meetings
2022-05-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2021-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-05-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus 2020-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-07-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus

Recent Form

Shimizu S-Pulse
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Nagoya Grampus H 1–2 L
14 May Kyōto Sanga FC A 0–0 D
07 May Kawasaki Frontale H 0–2 L
03 May Shonan Bellmare A 4–1 W
29 Apr Sanfrecce Hiroshima H 2–2 D
17 Apr Sagan Tosu FC A 0–0 D
Nagoya Grampus
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 May Shimizu S-Pulse A 2–1 W
14 May Cerezo Osaka FC H 1–0 W
07 May Yokohama F·Marinos A 1–2 L
03 May Kyōto Sanga FC H 1–1 D
28 Apr Júbilo Iwata A 1–2 L
20 Apr FC Tōkyō A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Shimizu S-Pulse Nagoya Grampus
#7 Position #3
24 Points 31
18 Played 18
8 / 0 / 10 W / D / L 10 / 0 / 8
40 Scored 46
42 Conceded 44
-2 GD +2
1.33 PPG 1.72
44% Win % 56%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (24 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Shimizu S-Pulse this season
0% Clean Sheets
Nagoya Grampus this season

Shimizu S-Pulse are 7th (24 pts). Nagoya Grampus are 3rd (31 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
2/1
61-75
3/2
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Nagoya Grampus
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
1/3
46-60
2/2
61-75
–/2
76+
3/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Shimizu S-Pulse
Se-hun Oh 2 G
Koya Kitagawa 1 G
Nagoya Grampus
Naomichi Ueda 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Nagoya Grampus kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Nagoya Grampus fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 10' The travelling Nagoya Grampus supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Shimizu S-Pulse seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Shimizu S-Pulse and Nagoya Grampus are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 22' A goal from the Japan international Noriyoshi Sakai! He fires home on 22 to make it 0-1!
  • 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Shimizu S-Pulse needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 37' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 42' Supporters expect more eagerness from Reon Yamahara, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' Kenta Nishizawa gets the nod from Shimizu S-Pulse. He replaces Ronaldo and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 51' Yutaka Yoshida is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Shimizu S-Pulse so far.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, Keiya Sento is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 59' The crowd applauds Keiya Sento as he leaves the pitch. Ryotaro Ishida steps in for Nagoya Grampus.
  • 64' It’s high time Hiroaki Hiraoka made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 68' Carlinhos was booked on 68.
  • 72' The Brazil Thiago Santana breaks the deadlock on 72 minutes. 1-1!
  • 73' The Brazil Thiago Santana breaks the deadlock on 73 minutes. 2-1!
  • 76' The whistle greets Noriyoshi Sakai as he departs to be replaced by Yoichiro Kakitani.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Nagoya Grampus — Yuki Soma on, Yutaka Yoshida off on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Se-Hun Oh is replacing Thiago Santana for the Shimizu S-Pulse side.
  • 83' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 86' Nagoya Grampus make a change. Mateus trudges off to be replaced by Hiroyuki Abe on 86 minutes.
  • 88' Another substitution for Shimizu S-Pulse to replace Carlinhos by Yuta Kamiya on 88 minute.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Shimizu S-Pulse team. Yuito Suzuki is replaced by Yuta Taki on 90 minute.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Shimizu S-Pulse Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hiroaki Hiraoka

Nagoya Grampus Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Kenta Hasegawa

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Kenta Nishizawa 4
Thiago Santana 4
Naoki Maeda 3
Shota Kaneko 2
Koya Kitagawa 2
Yuki Soma 2
Douglas 2
Yoichiro Kakitani 2

Head to Head

2022-05-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus 2021-08-29 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2021-05-15 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–3 Nagoya Grampus 2020-09-26 Nagoya Grampus 3–1 Shimizu S-Pulse 2020-07-04 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus

Shimizu S-Pulse Form

2022-05-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus L 2022-05-14 Kyōto Sanga FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D 2022-05-07 Shimizu S-Pulse 0–2 Kawasaki Frontale L 2022-05-03 Shonan Bellmare 1–4 Shimizu S-Pulse W 2022-04-29 Shimizu S-Pulse 2–2 Sanfrecce Hiroshima D 2022-04-17 Sagan Tosu FC 0–0 Shimizu S-Pulse D

Nagoya Grampus Form

2022-05-21 Shimizu S-Pulse 1–2 Nagoya Grampus W 2022-05-14 Nagoya Grampus 1–0 Cerezo Osaka FC W 2022-05-07 Yokohama F·Marinos 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2022-05-03 Nagoya Grampus 1–1 Kyōto Sanga FC D 2022-04-28 Júbilo Iwata 2–1 Nagoya Grampus L 2022-04-20 FC Tōkyō 0–0 Nagoya Grampus D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.95 Shimizu S-Pulse xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.26 Nagoya Grampus xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 78% + Shimizu S-Pulse or Nagoya Grampus 77%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Shimizu S-Pulse33% Draw23% Nagoya Grampus44%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes76% 0% No24%
Avg goals/match: 4.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 92%
8%
± 2.5 78%
22%
± 3.5 60%
40%
± 4.5 41%
59%

Double Chance

Shimizu S-Pulse or Draw
56%
Draw or Nagoya Grampus
67%
Shimizu S-Pulse or Nagoya Grampus
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Shimizu S-Pulse28% Draw37% Nagoya Grampus35%
Actual: Nagoya Grampus win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
7.3%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 2
6.9%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 3
5.4%
2 – 3
5.2%
3 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 3
3.4%
1 – 4
3.1%
0 – 1
3%

Asian Handicap — Shimizu S-Pulse

Handicap Shimizu S-Pulse covers Push Nagoya Grampus covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 10% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 15% 66%
-0.5 34% — 66%
+0.5 55% — 45%
+1 55% 18% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 13% 14%
+2.5 86% — 14%

Clean Sheet

Shimizu S-Pulse keeps clean sheet
11% ✓
Nagoya Grampus keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.